TRENTON >> As it turns out, the Yankees’ seventh-ranked prospect, per MLB Pipeline, will not be coming off the disabled list this season.

Thunder manager Bobby Mitchell confirmed Friday that Domingo Acevedo is being shut down because he has reached his innings cap. The 6-foot-7 right-hander has thrown 133 innings — already 40 more than he did last year with High-A Tampa and Low-A Charleston (93).

Acevedo landed on the disabled list Aug. 18 with right shoulder soreness and was only expected to miss one start, but the organization decided it was best to just shelve Acevedo until next spring.

With last season’s 93 innings in mind, the Yankees limited Acevedo to five innings per start in the second half.

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“It’s just precautionary, just like (No. 3 prospect Chance) Adams last year pretty much,” Mitchell said. “That’s pretty much the increase they want per year.”

Acevedo, 23, dazzled upon being called up to Double-A for the first time May 19. In 79 1/3 innings with the Thunder he struck out 82 and walked 17, pitching to a 2.38 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. He also made two starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in June.

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Infielder Thairo Estrada was named to the 2017 Eastern League Season Ending All-Star Team on Friday.

“He’s been our most consistent, best player, playing at a very demanding and valuable position most of the year,” Mitchell said. “He’s played some second (base) very well and he’s played some third a little bit when (Jorge) Mateo was here. Now that Mateo left, he’s been our shortstop and he’s been solid.”

Estrada, MLB Pipeline’s 18th-ranked Yankees prospect, boasts a .298/.350/.385 slash line on the season. In 512 plate appearances he has six home runs and 41 RBI, and he leads the Thunder in hits (139) and runs scored (67).

Estrada has demonstrated consistency hitting to all fields throughout the season, compiling an 18-game hitting streak between June and July.

“It’s the daily work, it’s the daily routine,” Estrada said through a translator. “I come in here, I watch my video, I see the things that I did wrong. I watch the pitcher, I prepare myself for the game and I think that that’s what’s allowing me to stay somehow consistent throughout the year.”

In addition to improving his defense at shortstop (84), Estrada has improved his versatility with 22 games at second base and three games at third base added to his repertoire this season — the 21-year-old’s first in Double-A.

“One of the things that I have really improved is defensively,” Estrada said. “I’ve improved a lot on my range. One of the things that has really been solid is creating that routine. I feel like I have a solid routine now that I can go to any time in the season.”

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Left-hander Justus Sheffield threw two scoreless innings of relief in the Gulf Coast League on Friday, striking out four and allowing only one hit.

Sheffield, MLB Pipeline’s fifth-ranked Yankees prospect, has been on the disabled list since July 6. Mitchell said Sheffield and right-hander Ronald Herrera both remain on track to return to the Thunder for the Eastern League playoffs in early September.